Manning Defamation Suit Settled: Peyton Manning has settled a defamation suit brought against him by Jamie Ann Naughright, a former trainer at the University of Tennessee. Naughright first sued the University for sexual harassment after Manning, then a Volunteer quarterback, mooned the female trainer. In his book, Manning did not reference Naughright by name, but did refer to a trainer with a "vulgar mouth."



I really hope that there is more to this incident than just a quick mooning. Naughright reportedly received a $300,000 settlement from the University over what could just be seen as a teenage male prank. If there is more to the incident, I would be very interested in hearing about it. If not, this is an indication of the ridiculous lengths to which sexual harassment litigation has gone, which is unfortunate, because frivolous suits often paint the more deserving and meritorious suits in a bad light.

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